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Evolutionary Morphology Seminar Series

A weekly seminar sponsored by the Committee on Evolutionary Biology, with talks (mostly) by visiting speakers on the subject of Evolutionary Morphology as defined very broadly. Speakers (and audience members) drawn from many areas, including evolutionary biology, anatomy, biomechanics, ecology, paleontology, molecular biology, systematics, conservation biology, and history/philosophy of sciences. Meets in Hinds 176, 5734 S. Ellis, Thursdays at 7:30.

Spring Quarter 2009

Henry Hinds Laboratory, University of Chicago
5734 S. Ellis, Room 176
Thursdays at 7:30 pm

April 9 Dr. Alexa Bely
University of Maryland
Beyond the embryo: evolution of regeneration and a sexual reproduction in annelids and acoels
April 16 Dr. Robert Richards
University of Chicago, History of Science Dept.
Embryos, Nazis, and the Charges of Fraud against Ernst Haeckel Then and Now
April 23 Dr. Paul Manos
Duke University
Acorns, cups, and catkins: patterns of diversification in the oak family (Fagaceae).
April 30 Dr. Gene Hunt
National Museum of Natural History
Using Statistical Models to Understand Phenotypic Evolution in Fossil Lineages
May 7 Dr. William Jungers
Stony Brook University
Hobbits and Human Evolution: the Skeletal Biology of Homo floresiensis
May 14 Dr. Mark Purnell
University of Leicester
Rotting fish, taphonomic biases, and vertebrate origins
May 21 Dr. Cassandra Extavour
Harvard University
Comparative germ cell and gonad development in arthropods
May 28 Dr. Hans Thewissen
North Eastern Ohio College
Whale Evolution

Revised: April 1, 2009